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Fully1975 New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 11:28 am Hi All, I have been collecting coins since my grandfather brought roman coins home from Austria during WW2. I am now the proud owner of those. My question relates to an 1818 Sovereign I recently acquired. I own several sovereigns but this is the first time I have a small doubt on its authenticity. It weighs 7.80g. It's diameter is 22.02mm. It's thickness is 1.38mm. It has also passed the magnet test, a close inspection definitely tells me it is 22ct gold. Any advice you can give would be really appreciated. Best regards to all numismatics out there! Steve. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21611 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 12:35 pm To the CCF I'm sure there are many members on here who would like to help but in order to do that we are going to need pictures of both sides Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 12:40 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5242 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 2:07 pm Sovereigns should weigh 7.98 grams, unless it has very heavy wear. The weight would have been very strictly controlled. You cannot determine if something is 22 Karat gold from a visual check. I would be suspicious at the very least. Please post good pictures of both sides-that might help. Report this Post to the Staff
ryurazu Pillar of the Community Australia 1333 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 7:22 pm agree with about very hard to tell fakes, specifically high quality fakes for sovereign as some would actually be made of gold but sometime have less finesses. Report this Post to the Staff
Fully1975 New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 04/08/2019 06:40 am Does this help? Many thanks for your advice. Report this Post to the Staff
JaseMcNotty New Member Ireland 17 Posts	Posted 04/08/2019 1:16 pm Steve I'm no expert but if your only concern is the weight, i'd go with genuine at this point. 7.80g is less than 2.5% loss on a 200 year old coin showing considerable wear. Obverse isn't sending me any warning signs. If it's real, it's a Marsh 2A: "Ascending colon after BRITANNIAR, clear space between REX and F:D:" Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 04/08/2019 3:10 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
JaseMcNotty New Member Ireland 17 Posts	Posted 04/09/2019 09:19 am I'd also guess that the uneven wear and polishing/toning when comparing the legend to the edge and devices could be because the coin was part of a ring or pendant. If the fitting had any "play" in it at all, this might have caused more material to be lost over time than regular currency use. Report this Post to the Staff
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